Migration (Arrangements for subclass 462 visa applications) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/052) 2022 dated 23 June 2022 amends the Migration (Arrangements for Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) Visa Applications) Instrument (LIN 21/019) 2021 to update arrangements for making a Work and Holiday (Subclass 462) visa (subclass 462 visa) application.
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The Instrument has introduced the following changes for the below-mentioned Countries:
- People’s Republic of China
Eligible PRC passport holders can now apply for a subclass 462 visa using Form 1208 (Internet) in ImmiAccount as an Internet application or can request the Department to grant permission to lodge an application by email from WHM.invited.applications@homeaffairs.com.au.
After the permission has been granted via written notice by the Department, authorizing the applicant to use form 1208, the application must be lodged with the written notice attached and within 7 calendar days of after written notice being sent.
Previously these applications were lodged by appointment and in person at specific Australian Visa Application Centres in China.
- Brazil
The Instrument adds Brazil to the table of foreign countries, where the eligibility to apply for and to be granted, a subclass 462 visa is restricted to applicants who hold a valid passport issued by any of those foreign countries. It also states that applicants from Brazil must not be above 30 years of age and must provide evidence of successful completion of at least 2 years of post-secondary study. It further updates and adds Brazilian passport holders to the class of persons who are excluded from the requirement of providing evidence of support for the grant of the visa from their home government.
- Mongolia
The Instrument also adds Mongolia to the table of foreign countries, where the eligibility to apply for and to be granted, a subclass 462 visa is restricted to applicants who hold a valid passport issued by any of those foreign countries. It also states that applicants from Mongolia must not be above 30 years of age and must provide evidence of successful completion of either tertiary qualifications or at least 2 years of post-secondary study.
Applicants from Mongolia are required to provide evidence of support for the grant of the visa from their home government.
The Instrument was registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 27 June 2022 and commenced on 1 July 2022.
To access the Instrument, click here.
